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Entries for September 2006

Pro-Gun Bills Make Way To House Floor!
Friday, September 22, 2006
The House of Representatives may act as early as next week on critical pro-Second Amendment reform bills. These bills need your support today:
H.R. 5092--the “Bureau of Alcoh...

Oklahoma Biologists, Hunters Banking On Second Quail Hatch
August roadside surveys conducted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation show a statewide decrease of 55 percent over the 2005 survey. However, wildlife officials think a signif...

Pheasant hunting in Utah will be fair at best
Despite the fact that Utah pheasant populations have declined considerably over the years, many Utah hunters will be afield this year for the wily ringneck. Hunters should expect to see about the s...

NWTF Shows Support with $100,000 Donation
09/20/2006
ASPEN, Colo. - Removing youth hunting barriers and defending the rights of hunters are two reasons the National Wild Turkey Federation partners with organizations such as the U.S. Sportsmen's All...

06 South Dakota Hunting Handbooks Available Now
PIERRE, S.D.—The 2006 Hunting and Trapping Handbook is now available at S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department offices throughout the state.
“Hunters will be able to get the latest edition of the ...

Pheasant Hunters Should Be Aware of Road Hunting Rules In South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D.—In recent years the Legislature and the S.D. Department of Game, Fish and Parks have worked to ease the tensions that developed between landowners and road hunter...

Hunters can locate public hunting land with DNR PRIM maps (2006-09-13)
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) can assist people in finding land open to public hunting this fall.
The set of 51 ...

Most hunters must wear blaze orange clothing while participating in the small game seasons, which open Saturday, Sept.16, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
"You can't take small game unless a visible portion of at lea...

No shortage of pheasants Oct. 7
Young Pennsylvania hunters will have 22 mentored youth pheasant hunts to choose from on Oct. 7 -- the first day of the youth-only pheasant hunting season this year -- through the efforts of sportsmen's clubs that step...

Grouse Season to Open Sept. 16
PIERRE, S.D. – With the recent severe drought conditions experienced across the majority of grouse range in South Dakota, biologists have studied what this means for the outlook of grouse hunting this 2006 fall seaso...

Iowa Pheasant Numbers Down; Good Hunting Still Available
BOONE - The Iowa pheasant population declined 22 percent over the past year, despite having a nearly average winter and spring nesting weather conditions. The lower pheasant count was discove...

DNR says Minnesota's pheasant population well above average
Associated Press
ST. PAUL - Good news for Minnesota's pheasant hunters.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday that it appears the state's pheasant population is the hig...

Dove hunters must be alert to fire danger
PIERRE, S.D.—As South Dakota dove hunters take to the field on Sept. 1 for the first bird hunting season of the fall, they should stay aware of the fire danger brought on by the state’s drought.
“Ther...

New CRP Practice Added to Landowners’ Toolbox
HURON, S.D.--The USDA’s Farm Service Agency recently announced a new Conservation Reserve Program practice available to landowners, known as CP-37 or the Duck Nesting Habitat Practice.
Using scient...